Comparison of catheters placed in the vein regarding the formation of blood clots
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- pper Extremity Deep Vein ThrombosisC14.907.355.830.925
- Registration Number
- RBR-48342g
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Hospitalized patients with intravenous therapy scheduled for 6 days or longer with a medical order for PICC insertion
Exclusion Criteria
Patients classified as urgency, because it prevented randomization;
Patients who required a specific catheter for continuity of treatment;
Patients who required a new PICC after being recruited for the study;
Patients with a previous diagnosis of DVT;
Patients previosuly mastectomized on the side chosen for insertion of the catheter;
Patients with damaged/sclerosed peripheral venous network;
Patients with bacteremia;
Patients with dermatitis/cellulitis or trauma to the arm to be punctured.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A statistically significant decrease in the incidence of deep vein thrombosis diagnosed through doppler ultrasound in the presence of one of the signs and symptoms: pain, hyperaemia and edema.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes will not be evaluated.